It’s All About Your Comfort!

By the HVAC Experts at S.J. Kowalski

The hot weather is coming, and it is important to keep your A/C running smoothly during hot weather.

The experts at S.J. Kowalski, Inc. have a few tips to help A/C units run at peak performance, no matter what the temperature is outside.

It’s important to stay on top of A/C maintenance. Make sure you have your system professionally cleaned for the upcoming hot summer. The main thing you can do is make sure your filters are clean. Air conditioners work to filter both air and humidity during intense heat. A filter that’s a little dirty would do fine when it’s 70 degrees outside, but when it is 90 to 100 degrees you really need to have a clean filter in the system.

We also suggest opening all the vents in your home to ensure consistent airflow. Closing vents and covering returns can disrupt the airflow and force the A/C unit to work overtime and cause unnecessary stress on the system.

It also helps to keep curtains closed. Keep all doors closed including the garage door. Limiting how much you go in and out of the home also is helpful. One of the most important things you can also do is to bump the thermostat up a few degrees and keep the fan on to keep the pressure off the cooling system and balance air circulation. When it is hot outside, we must set realistic expectations for our air conditioners. They are not designed to cool a home at

68 to 70 degrees when it is 100 degrees outside. Air conditioners are designed to keep a home approximately 20 degrees cooler than outside temperature. If you like to keep your home at 68 or 70 degrees, you might want to bump it up to 72, 73 or 74 degrees over the coming hot days because it is likely to fall a little behind anyway.

If you have done everything you can think of to keep your home cool and it still isn’t working, call the experts at 570-455-2600.

If you think there is something wrong, there probably is, and it’s not going to fix itself. Call S.J. Kowalski at 570-455-2600 to schedule an appointment to have your system checked out so you can be cool and comfortable all summer. Also ask about summer promotions. We are continuing our air scrubber promotion for the summer months which includes ductless air scrubbers. Also 10% off the purchase of a new thermostat and water heater specials for new customers when you mention this article.